2017 Bible in 90 Days @ MCC-DC
Our first weekly group session is Wednesday, January 11th at 7pm. In preparation, we hope the below information will be helpful. We will discuss on Wednesday. We look forward to everyone who is joining us on this journey!
Weekly
Meetings: Beginning January 11 on Wednesdays @ 7pm. The call in number for our community meeting
times will be (641) 715-0632, Access Code: 190766, yet we encourage you to
attend in person if you can.
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The blog will have meeting summaries, tips, schedule and other
information. Feel free to post comments
and questions.
Reading:
Reading begins on January 12, every day.
We conclude reading during Holy Week.
Goal: To read the entire Bible, cover-to-cover, in 90 days.
How
we get there:
Pray
Read every day, preferably from the official B90
Bible (which is 12 pages a day)
Participate in weekly group sessions in person or
via phone – this will help encourage and motivate everyone and allow for
participants to ask questions, share thoughts and tips, and check in on how the
reading is going for them.
Be encouraging and respectful to one another and their opinions
o If you see others during the week,
check in with one another and encourage one another.
o During weekly discussions, no
questions or answers are wrong – no judgment.
o During the weekly meetings, listen -- do not interrupt others and
be respectful of one another’s thoughts and opinions.
Do not give up! Even if you
find yourself behind, READ (do not skip)…just keep reading.
Weekly
Sessions:
Weekly sessions will be one hour to respect everyone’s
time.
Please be respectful of allowing everyone who wishes
to speak, to speak.
The weekly group sessions are not intended to be a
burden or an added layer of work, instead they are intended to help all
participants in their journey – through encouragement, providing an opportunity
to share questions and thoughts with others, and for us all to learn from one
another.
While there will be someone leading the discussion
each week, all participants are teaching and learning from one another. The role of the group leader is to facilitate
discussion, through general and (hopefully) helpful questions, moderate the
discussion that ensues, and ensure we are respectful of time.
We will strive to post summaries of discussions each
week on the blog; however, do not rely on this method of participation as there
may be some weeks we are unable to do so.
Common
Mistakes
o
Reading without being part of a community
o
Using a Bible from your bookshelf to do the reading. People are more successful in completing the reading using
the specially-formatted Bible for B90
o Not making time in your schedule –
look at replacing something in your schedule rather than adding on to it
o Stopping when falling behind
o Deciding that you will take a
break because you’re traveling, it’s a holiday or for another reason – we are
reading so fast, even skipping a day is significant
o Stopping or slowing down to do
research or more study about what you are reading
o Skipping ahead
Beginning
Discussion Questions:
1.
We are reading the Bible not studying the Bible - what is the
difference? Why is this important in
meeting the goal?
2.
Why is the goal important?
3.
Why have you decided to take on this challenge?
4.
How do you plan to manage the reading each day? What is your strategy?
Some Additional Tips:
Get into
a Routine -- Find a time
each day (morning, lunch, night), to complete the daily reading – get into a
routine. The hardest time is usually the
first week, but once you get into a routine and see how fast and far you are
moving, it will become easier.
DO
NOT SKIP – Do not skip anything.
You do not want to get to the end and say you read everything,
except… There may be hard names and
words but you are reading to yourself so do not stress. Even if you fall behind, do not skip ahead. Try to find extra time to catch up or add a
few pages a day to your reading until you are caught up. During the reading, you will find challenges – both in
words, names, redundancy, and grappling with some of the stories and content of
the Bible. Press on and bring your
thoughts to the weekly group.
DO NOT
LINGER – Do not fall
into the trap of lingering. Yes there
will be times you want to reflect, research or meditate on a particular story
or passage. If this happens, take note
and finish the reading for the day first and, if you have time, go back.
Attend
weekly meetings – whether in person or by phone, attend the weekly meetings. These are opportunities for everyone to share
their questions and thoughts and also help to encourage one another in the
reading.
Don’t
Stress – just read.
